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1 Student and Instructor Perceptions of Online Translators Caroline Baker Mississippi State University TALGS Conference February 16, 2013

2 Second language writers in Composition Matsuda (2006) Strategies for linguistic containment Myth of linguistic homogeneity Tardy (2011) encourages composition programs to have written statements informed by the actual practices of students and instructors at a particular institution. Nam and Beckett (2011) found second language writers were often reluctant to utilize peers or other people as a resource due to their their cultural and their linguistic insecurity.

3 What are online translators? Google Translate Babel Fish

4 Second language writers in Composition Matsuda (2006) Strategies for linguistic containment Myth of linguistic homogeneity Tardy (2011) encourages composition programs to have written statements informed by the actual practices of students and instructors at a particular institution. Nam and Beckett (2011) found second language writers were often reluctant to utilize peers or other people as a resource due to their their cultural and their linguistic insecurity.

5 Online translators Useful learning tool Garcia & Pena, 2011 Niño, 2009 Williams, 2006 Plagiarism Harris, 2011 Somers, Gaspari, & Niño 2005

6 Research questions What motivates second language writers to utilize online translators for composition? How do students and instructors talk about the use of online translators? What are the ideologies that underlie this talk?

7 Student participants Participant First language ESL section? Years at MSU Composition courses taken Languages Magnolia Korean ESL 1 Comp. 1 Korean, English Amanda Punjabi No 2 Basic, Comp. 1, Comp. 2 English, Hindi, Punjabi Kate Kim Korean ESL 1 Comp. 1 Korean, English Helena Cox Flemish ESL 1 Comp. 1 Flemish, English, French, Latin, German, Spanish

8 Instructor participants Participant Position Years of Languages Experience Anne Craig Lecturer 4 English, limited French Livvie Lecturer 7 English, Moderate Spanish Ellen Teaching Assistant 1 English, Basic French and Spanish

9 Semi-structured interviews Student topics included the writing process use of the first language during writing perceptions of online translators descriptions of how they use online translators opinions on the permissibility of online translators

10 Semi-structured interviews Instructor topics past experiences with second language writers recommended resources for second language writers opinions on the permissibility of online translation perceptions of how they believe students use online translators

11 Coding-student Stories about use By the participant By participants peers Talk of the permissibility of online translators

12 Coding-instructor Examples of policies Justification of policies Stories about students using online translators

13 Students Students presented use of online translators by peers Presented their own use How they related their use to policies or authority

14 Students constructing the other: I really laugh at him 1 Kate Kim: And then some people are not really good at English -they just using 2 Google Translator in Korean essay first first and then they translate it in- 3 Caroline: The whole essay?? 4 Kate Kim: Yeah they just submit it and <laughs> and of course professor angry 5 because they're really messy 6 Caroline: Yeah 7 Kate Kim: Has that happened at Mississippi State? 8 No of course not in Korea 9 Caroline: In Korea that happened? 10 Kate Kim: In Korea uh it's not a really credit subject 11 Caroline: Yeah 12 Kate Kim: it's not really credit lecture but if they took some kind of class? 13 And they- I saw some guy using that one but I really laugh at him

15 Students constructing the other: I didn t approve of that 1 Caroline: Do you know other people who use it [translators]? 2 Helena Cox: We all do it in- in like um I remember when um uh we have to take 3 French anyway in Belgium because it's one of the m- uh the languages in 4 our nation. 5 Caroline: Right. 6 Helena Cox: And um the- the scientists uh in our class because we had a class of lots of 7 people- science people, 8 Uh they they aren t that fond of French and they would just- just type the- 9 the Flemish uh text in it and they would just translate it to French by uh 10 using Google Translate <laughs>. 11 Caroline: And they would turn that in as their homework? 12 Helena Cox: Well some of them did. 13 And that was- I- I didn't approve of that but it's- it's their choice. <laughs>

16 Students representing their own use: using online translators to read 1 Amanda: When I'm reading and it doesn't make sense to me, 2 And even I put it in dictionary and I can't understand what it 3 means, 4 Caroline: Right. 5 Amanda: And that time Google Translate helps me. 6 It can pop up with my-my mother tongue.

17 Students representing their own use : manipulating the text Kate Kim: 1 Oh yeah I have to change it a little bit because <laughs> sometimes it 2 show up really a make sense sentence. Helena Cox: 1 Helena Cox: Yeah I mean sometimes it does but if you- if you want to trust it for 2 complex sentence it's- it's better to just translate the words itself, 3 Caroline: Right. 4 Helena Cox: And then- do it yourself.

18 Student use & authority: plagiarism 1 Caroline: Do you think here teachers- what do you think teachers here would 2 Think about it? 3 At Mississippi Stat- 4 Helena: I don't think they would approve of it because I noticed uh, the 5 Focus on plagiarism, 6 It's: tremendous. 1 Helena: Uh the punishments that you can get, 2 It's scaring me. 3 Caroline: Yes. 4 Helena: I don't want to do anything wrong so.

19 Student use & authority: she will not trust it 1 Caroline: Um so what do you think your comp teacher- how do you think she feels 2 about- 3 Google Translate or 4 Kate Kim: Oh: maybe she will not believe that, 5 right? 6 Caroline: She will not what?? 7Kate Kim: She will not trust it. 8 She will not trust it?.. 9 Caroline: Would she be ok with it if you did? 10 Kate Kim: Oh: Mm: 11 I'm not sure about Americans can. check is it from Google Translator or 12 not.

20 Student use & authority: words versus thoughts 1 Magnolia: Because when I write- when I use the Google Translation? 2 It's just like using whole sentence from the internet, 3 Caroline: yeah. 4 Magnolia: So it doesn't really- is my own words or sentence. 5 Caroline: I-yeah. 1 Amanda: I told her that I wrote paper but my English is not that much clear so I 2 used that Google Translate and other stuff, 3 Caroline: And she said that's good? 4 Amanda: She was like yeah if it's helping you that's good. 5 Caroline: Yeah. 6 Amanda: Yeah. 7 Caroline: Yeah. 8 Amanda: It's-it's-she was like as far as you're using your thoughts it's good.

21 Instructor themes discussions about the instructor s inexperience or lack of preparation to work with second language writers in general a willingness to work with students who do engage in this literacy practice through out-of-class discussions and permitting limited use negative attitudes surrounding the latter

22 Instructors: lack of preparation Anne Craig: 1 I've also had one student who asked me if it was ok to run through it 2 And <sighs> I have to remember the policy 3 This was the first semester I taught so I wasn't sure what to do exactly. Ellen: 1 Caroline: Um so did you feel prepared to deal with second language writers, 2 Did you know about language acquisition? 3 Ellen: No. I wasn't.. I definitely wasn't with my first uh my basic student 4 prepared.

23 Examples of policies Excerpt 1 1 Caroline: So when you think about these services like Google Translate, 2 just off the top of your head where would you think that would fit into this 3 writing process? 4 Anne Craig: The writing process? 5 I could see maybe typing up your first draft, putting it into Google 6 Translate, kinda like what I did with my /???/ student, 7 Translating it into that language make sure everything translated to your 8 language- to your ideas. 9 Caroline: Yes. 10 Anne Craig: And then moving back and forth. 11 Caroline: Ok. Excerpt 2 1 Caroline: So it's kinda like maybe editing the output, 2 Anne Craig: Yes. 3 C: What comes out, 4 Anne Craig: Yes, 5 [they can use it to- 6 Caroline: [and that makes it more] acceptable? 7 Anne Craig: Yes the um the analogy would be like they're using that to build the bones, 8 Caroline: Right, 9 Anne Craig: And polishing it up the skin, 10 Caroline: Yes, 11 Anne Craig: With their editing abilities.

24 Examples of policies: Qualifying use Excerpt 1- Livvie 1 But I think once they are integrated into like a Comp. 1 or Comp. 2 class 2 I don't feel like they should be relying on those. Excerpt 2 1 Caroline: Um so is there a type of... if somebody did it would you have 2 problem with it- 3 Would it- you know? 4 Livvie: No I don't think I would have a problem with it, 5 Caroline: You just wouldn't recommend? 6 Livvie: I would recommend tutoring.

25 Examples of policies: translating instructions 1 Caroline: Um do you think there's an appropriate time that second 2 language writers could use these services? 3 Ellen: I think so I think um in particular maybe translating assignments? 4 Just to- 5 Caroline: Like the instructions? 6 Ellen: The instructions and even if they're having trouble um maybe 7 With certain concepts. 8 Caroline: Ok ok. 9 Ellen: But it's never appropriate to use it for a whole assignment.

26 Language of prohibition: it s not reflecting their knowledge 1 Anne Craig: Because then it doesn't sound like the student's voice, 2 Caroline: Ok. 3 Anne Craig: It doesn't sound like them. 4 It doesn't reflect their knowledge of the issue. 5 Caroline: Ok, 6 Anne Craig: Just like an ESL student. 7 Caroline: Right. 8 Anne Craig: Where if they used translator but don't smooth things out or if words 9 are different it's not reflecting their knowledge of the English 10 language.

27 Language of prohibition: do it the right way 1 Livvie: Um but most of the time with ESL students what I find is 2 That they wanna take that extra time to do it the right way- 3 Caroline: Right. 4 Livvie: So I feel like a lot of times they're trying to use English instead of 5 translating.

28 Language of prohibition: it does feel like cheating 1 Anne Craig: Because you do have that option of like feeling like you're cheating, 2 Caroline: Yeah, 3 Anne Craig: Almost, 4 And-and on some levels it would be. 5 Caroline: Yeah. 6 Anne Craig: Definitely, 7 If you're supposed to be doing it with your own ideas then it does feel 8 Like cheating if you're translating or something.

29 Recommendations Conversation Teacher to teacher Student to teacher Classroom discussion of digital composing practices Classroom contract

30 Conclusion and implications Online translators as a private and less risky form of language socialization Students socializing instructors

31 References Harris, H. (2010). Machine translations revisited: issues and treatment protocol. Language teacher. Language Teacher, 34(4). Matsuda, P. K. (2006). The Myth of Linguistic Homogeneity in U.S. College Composition. College English, 68(6), 637- Nam, M., & Beckett, G. H. (2011). Nam, Miyoung and Gulbahar H. Beckett. The Electronic Journal for English as a Second Language, 15(1). Garcia & Pena, 2011 Niño, A. (2009). Machine translation in foreign language learning: language learners and tutors perceptions of its advantages and disadvantages. ReCALL, 21(02), 241 Williams, 2006 Somers, H., Gaspari, F., & Niño, A. (2006). Detecting inappropriate use of free online machine translation by language students A special case of plagiarism detection. In Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual Conference of the European Assocation for Machine Translation (pp ). Tardy, C. (2011). Enacting and Transforming Local Language Policies. College Composition and Communication, 62(4),

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